It is recommended that you use gVim in either Windows or Linux and MacVim for Mac. Download from:

• (Windows) http://www.vim.org/download.php#pc (gvim72.exe)
• (Mac) http://code.google.com/p/macvim/downloads/list (snapshot-52)

Troubleshoot: Because of the large amount of submodules, if you ever have any trouble after pulling from the repository, it will be easier to just back up your old .vim folder and just git clone a new version.

Clone this repo into your home directory either as .vim (linux/mac) or vimfiles (Windows). Such as:

git clone git://github.com/lucascaton/vimfiles.git ~/.vim

Then ‘cd’ into the repo and run this to get the snippets submodule:

git submodule init
git submodule update

Now just copy (or symlink) the .vim/vimrc file as .vimrc (Mac/Linux) or copy as _vimrc (Windows) in your home directory. In Mac and Linux, the easiest thing to do is:

ln -s ~/.vim/vimrc ~/.vimrc

If you already have a custom .vimrc file, append the following lines to load everything else along with your personal hacks:

source ~/.vim/vimrc      "linux
source ~/vimfiles/vimrc  "windows

If you are using MacVim, open the preferences (cmd+,) and in the Advanced tab, check the “Use experimental renderer” option.

At first usage of vim, type “:” while in command mode and execute:

This will make the plugins documentations available upon :help

Monaco is for Mac, Consolas is for Windows. Under Linux better try “Bitstream Vera Sans Mono”.

• https://github.com/msanders/snipmate.vim

• https://github.com/tpope/vim-rails

• https://github.com/tomtom/tcomment_vim

• https://github.com/int3/vim-extradite

• https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive

• https://github.com/mattn/gist-vim

• https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree

• https://github.com/tpope/vim-endwise

• https://github.com/vim-scripts/EasyGrep

• http://kien.github.com/ctrlp.vim/
• https://github.com/kien/ctrlp.vim

• https://github.com/tsaleh/vim-matchit

• https://github.com/scrooloose/syntastic

• https://github.com/rstacruz/sparkup
• http://code.google.com/p/zen-coding/

• https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion
• http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/vim-essential-plugin-easymotion/

Visit the following sites to learn more about Vim:

• Vimcasts: http://vimcasts.org
• Screencast “17 dicas para o Vim” (portuguese): http://blog.lucascaton.com.br/?p=1081

There are many sites teaching Vim, if you know of any other that are easy to follow for newcomers, let me know.

• MacVim – http://code.google.com/p/macvim/
• gVim – http://www.vim.org/download.php#pc
• Using Vim as a Complete Ruby on Rails IDE – http://biodegradablegeek.com/2007/12/using-vim-as-a-complete-ruby-on-rails-ide/
• Why, oh WHY, do those #?@! nutheads use vi? – http://www.viemu.com/a-why-vi-vim.html
• Efficient Editing With vim – http://jmcpherson.org/editing.html
• Byte of Vim – http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Vim

Lucas Caton.

• http://blog.lucascaton.com.br/
• http://twitter.com/lucascaton

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